Summer 1 - We are storytellers!

This half term, in Reception our topic will be, ‘We are Storytellers’’. During our topic, we will be looking at what we can learn from a range of different stories from all around the world and special books from different religions. We will talk about similarities and differences between the past and now through books and stories. In Art, we will be designing and making our own pop up books and in DT we will be learning how to sew to make our own bookmarks.

Literacy and RWInc 

In Literacy and phonics, we will be move onto learning our set 3 sounds and how we can apply these in our reading and writing. We will also be learning how to read and write longer words using our fred talk and fred fingers. In literacy, we we will be able to retell familiar stories using newly taught vocabulary as well as make up and tell our own stories in our puppet theatre that will be set up in our role play corner. Our key text during our talk for writing sessions will be ‘ Little Red Riding Hood’. We will get to write our own versions of the story, and will be working on re-reading and editing our work to check if it makes sense. 

Maths

In Maths, we will be building and comparing numbers beyond 10, and learning about 3D shapes and repeated patterns. This will include counting, recognising and ordering numbers from 10-20. We will be using tens frames to support us with our understanding of addition and subtraction within 20 and how to count on from 10.

Here is the key knowledge that the children will be learning this half term in the provision and class sessions:

Art 

• Different effects can be created using collage and paint. 

• A pop up is a picture that comes out of the paper. - A pop up picture will have a background and a part that comes out. 

• Names of colours, shapes and familiar objects seen in pictures

• Mixing colours creates a change and new colours

DT

• To know that a design is a way of planning our idea before we start. 

• To know that threading is putting one material through an object.

Science

Habitats

• Plants start as a seed or bulb

• Plants are watered and need sunlight

• Plants grow and change

• Plants die

• Deserts are hot, dry and sandy, and not many plants grow there. 

Animals

• Animals are born as an egg or a live baby

• Animals grow and change appearance

• Animals can do different things as they get older

• Animals die

History

• Comment on images of familiar situations in the past.

• We can find out about the past by listening to stories and looking at pictures.

• Things may have differed in the past to how we do or see them now.

Geography

• Places can be compared by weather, how they get to school, what they eat, where they live etc.

• I can see/hear/feel.. (Talk about buildings, plants, wildlife and weather) 

• A map is a picture of a place. Open spaces, buildings, roads, rivers and other simple features.

• An atlas shows you different countries in the world.

Computing

• Technology can help us.

• Information can be stored onto a computer.

PSHE

• To understand that all families are valuable and special.

• To know that we share toys so that everyone feels involved and no one feels left out or upset.

• To understand that different people like different things.

• To understand that all people are valuable.

• To know that it is important to help, listen and support others when working as a team.

• To know that it is important to tell the truth.

RE

• Different religions have different special books or objects. 

• Know that different religions worship different figures.

Some statements will be repeated later in the year to consolidate and embed their learning, using the knowledge in different contexts. 

Talk for Writing